Where does “heten” come from?
heten (Dutch) comes from Dutch heet, from Middle Dutch hêet, from Old Dutch hēt, from Proto-West Germanic hait, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.
heten (Dutch): To be named; to have as name; to be called; to be...
Definitions
- To be named; to have as name; to be called; to be...
Ancestry of “heten”, step by step
heten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch heet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heet | hot; spicy, hot |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hêet | hot |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hēt | hot |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hait | promise |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haitaz | hot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *keHy- | to heat |
via Middle Dutch hêten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | hêten | to proclaim, to declare |
| 2 | Old Dutch | hētan | to call, to name |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | haitan | to address, to call; to name; to be called |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haitaną | to address, to call; to name; to be called |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱey- | to be lying down; to settle |